ĐỀ SỐ 2

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI
Năm học 2011-2012 (Thời gian: 120 phút)
I. PHONETICS (2,5 pts)
A. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A.meant B.steak C.bread D.head
2. A.extensive B.pesticide C.institute D.congratulate
3. A.government B.tropical C.correspond D.economic
4. A.chapter B.yacht C.manage D.panel
5. A.ancient B.evidence C.pratice D.celebrate
B. Circle the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
6. A.photography B.minority C.amateur D.heroic
7. A.comfortable B.politician C.uncontrollable D.practicality
8. A.managerial B.determination C.unbelievable D.inability
9. A.mysterious B.embroider C.volcano D.earthquake
10. A.infrastructure B.parade C.distinguish D.experience
II.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 7,0 pts )
A.Circle the best options A,B,C,D to complete the sentences.
11.The team won the championship four years _________.
A.running B.passing C.following D.rotating
12.Home is a base from which we can go into the world with _______.
A.conflide B.confident C.confidence D.confidently
13.He can’t rent this second-hand car, ________ buy a new one.
A.let alone B.unmentoned C.not to reckon D.unconsidered
14.The factory paid _______ nearly a million pounds to their employees who were injured in the
explosion.
A.on B.out C.back D.in
15.His father retired early ______ his health.
A.on behalf of B.ahead of C.on account of D.in my view
16. She went____a bad cold just beloro the new school year.
A. down with B. in for C.over D. through
17. Although they had only be on invited for lunch, they___ until supper time.
A. stayed on B, stayed out C. stayed up D. stayed in
18. England____2-2 with Germany in the first round
A. tied B. Pointed C. Equaled D. scored
19. He thought there was a snake nearby when he heard the___ noise
A. hissing B. Crackling C. Squealing D. humming
20. When you put some salt in hot water, i will___
A melt B. Dissolve C. Soften D. disappear
21.Nani is a____member of the Manchester United footbal club.
A. long-lasting B. long-term C. long-standing D. long-suffering
22. The___of the headlights from the car behind him blinded Mr.Baker momentarily
A.lightness B.brightness C.greatness D.glitter
B. Give correct forms of the words in the brackets.
23._____________________is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job.
(Lead)
24. The taiks were totally____________________.We didn't reach agreement on anything at all.
(product)
25. The boy was very violent and his parents tound him______________.(manage)
26. I want to study___________________at university. (engineer)
27. The monument was erected in__________________of the soldiers who fell for posterity.
(remember)
28. He wrote so many_________________sentences in his essay that I couldn't understand it .
(grammar)
29. You mustnt leave your luggage_______for even a moment on the train (attend)
30. The accommodation was___________________and comfortable. (space)
C. Use a verb in column A with an ddverb particle in B to form a phrasal verb and fiat in
each sentence. Each verb can be used only once. There are two extras in each column.
A B
get- take- come- break- look- let- sit-account - into- out- through- of- to- down- off- for- up-
run- listen round
31, Linna's new book is due to__________next month,I wonder what the critics will think of it.
32. Scientists are mystified by the sudden rise in giobal temperature.They are unable
to______________it.
33. I dont want my colleagues to____wind_____the fact that I’m leaving.
34. John works in that office. I quite often____him in the streets round here.
35. Kate has a very pleasant manner. I'm sure the chidren will_____her at once
36. Alhough the students______the entire lecture, none of them is really paying attention to it
37. The schools will___next week. It’s almost holiday time
36. Brian's parents have high expectations of him and he is determined not to___them___
III. READING (5,5 pts)
A. Fill a sultable word in each blank to complete the passage.
Natural disasters are often frightening and difficult for us to understand because we have no
(39)_____ over when and where they happen. What we can control is how prepared we are.
Places that are more likely to have (40)_____disasters, such as the earthquake-prone
Pacific(41)_________of Fire, or coastal (42)______vulnerable to hurricanes, require accurate
methods of predicting disasters and warning the public quickly. Once people have been
(43)_______evacuation routes must be provided so that they can all (44)_____quickly and
safely, even if they travel on foot. People need to be educated on the risks in their area, and what
to do when a disaster strikes. After a disaster, even if no one has died, there is a lot of (45)____
to people homes, farms and workplaces that must be repaired. This takes a lot of time and money
to fix, and a country damaged by a disaster usually needs a large amount of international
(46)______to get better.
B. CIrcle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
Smart shoes that adjust their size throughout the day could soon be available. A prototype of
such a shoe has already been produced and a commercial (47)___may be in production within a
few years. The shoe contains sensors that constantly (48) the amount of room left in it. If the foot
has become too large, a tiny valve opens and the shoe expands sightly. The entire control system
is about 5 square mm and is (49)_____inside the shoe. This radical shoe meets a need because
the volume of the average foot can change by as much as 8% during the course of the day. The
system is able to learm about the wearer's feet and (50)_____a picture of the size of his or her
feet throughout the day it will allow the shoes to change in size by up to 8% so that they always
fit exactly. They are obviously more comfortable and less likely to cause blisters. From an
athlete's point of view, the shoes can help improve (51)____a little, and that is why the first
(52)____ for the system is likely to be in a sports shoe. Eventually, this system will find a
(53)_____ in other household items, from beds that automatically change to fit the person
sleeping in them to power tools that shape themselves to the user's hand for better grp. There is
no reason why the system couldnt be adapted for use in hundreds of consumer (54)_______
47. A. Assortment B. Version C. Style D. variety
48. A. Prove B. Confirm C. Inspect D. check
49. A. Located B. Sited C. established D. laid
50. A. build up B. pick up C. grow up D. set up
51. A. Achievement B. performance C. Success D. winning
52. A. Purpose B. Exercise C. Use D. operation
53. A. Function B. Part C. Way D. place
54. A. Commodities B. possessions C. Goods D. objects
C. Choose the paragraphs A-F to fit into the numbered gaps in the following magazine
article.
A. It's not that I'm suggesting that sailors should go back to enduring every hardship. I's always
been important to me that my boats have a coal stove for warmth and dryness and cosy berths for
sleeping. But why go cruising at all it every sail sets, rolls and fastens itself?
B. Back on land, however, it ia a sad fact that the very antiquity of classic boats means that they
need a lot of looking after. When I had a bad injury to my back, I realised that my IS-year love
affair with her had to end. Searching for a younger replacement produced no credible contenders,
so I decided to build a new boat from scratch.
C. In her timeless serenity, she is the living proof that it works; that there is no need to follow
current fashions to find satisfaction, and thatt sometimes it pays to listen to the lessons of history
D. The next version was nearly right and by the time the final one appeared, the form was
perfect. The completed boat has now crossed the North Atlantic and has won four out of her first
six racing starts.
E. Perhaps I am, though I doubt it. This boat has benefited from all the magic of old fashioned
boat design, but it would have been a much harder job without the advances of modern know-
how
F. For me a boat should always be a boat and not a cottage on the water. When I bought an
earlier boat, Hirta, in which I circumnavigated Britain for a TV race series, the previous owner
observed that she had every comfort, but no luxury. During my long relationship with her, Hirta
taught me how wise he was
THE BOAT OF MY DREAMS
The best boat design should combine old and new, says Tom Cunliffe. And he put it into practice
in his own craft, The Westerman. This week, the Summer Boat Show in London is resplendent
with fine yachts, bristling with new technology. Nearly all are descendants of the hull-shape
revolution that took place 25 years ago. By contrast, my own lies quietly on a tidal creek off the
south coast. She was designed last year but, seeing her, you might imagine her to be 100 years
old and think that her owner must be some kind of lost-soul romantic.
55.________________________________________________________________
It has to be said, however, that despite being an indispensable tool in current design methods and
boat-building practice, sophisticated technology frequently insulates crews from the harsh
realties of maritime lte. These are often the very realites they hoped to rediscover by going to sea
in the first place.
56. _______________________________________________________________
The occasional battle with flapping canvas is surely part of a seaman's life. And for what purpose
should we abandon common sense and move steering positions from the security of the aft end to
some vulnerable perch half-way to the bow? The sad answer is that this creates a cabin like that
of an ocean liner, with space for a bed larger than the one at home.
57. _______________________________________________________________
Her sails were heavy, and she had no pumped water, no electricity to speak of, no fridge, no
central heating, no winches, and absolutely no electronics, especially in the navigation
department, yet she was the kindest, easiest boat that I have ever sailed at sea.
58. ______________________________________________________________
The Westerman has never disappointed me. Although Nigel Irens, the designer, and Ed Burnett,
his right-hand man, are adept with computer assisted design programs, Irens initially drew this
boat on a paper napkin, and only later transferred his ideas to the computer. After this had
generated a set of lines, he carved a model, just as boatyards did in the days of sail. Together we
considered the primary embryonic vessel, and then fed the design back into the electronic box for
modification.
59. _______________________________________________________________
Her appearance is ageless, her motion at sea is a pleasure and her accommodation, much of it in
reclaimed pitch pine, emanates an atmosphere of deep peace. Maybe this is because she was
drawn purely as a sailing craft, without reference to any furniture we might put into her. That is
the well-tried method of the sea.
60. _______________________________________________________________
Constructed in timber treated with a penetrating glue, she is totally impervious to water. Thus
she has all the benefits of a glass fibre boat yet looks like, feels like and sails like the real thing.
IV. WRITING (5,0 pts)
A. Circle the incorrect parts in the following sentences A, B, C or to and correct them.
61. However cheap it is (A) the poor quality (B) products can not always appeal to (C) customers
(D).
62. The success (A) of the Intel ISEF project depends in (B) the professors' instructions (C) as
well as the students' work (D).
63. Many foreign visitors (A) attracts (B) by Nha Trang, which (C) has a long (D) and beautiful
beach.
64. Knowing that (A) it would be helpless (B) to continue working (C) for
a nearly bankrupt company, Luise decided to go away and find another type (D) of employment.
65. When (A) radio program became (B) popular, approximate (C) around 1925, many people
stopped attending (D) movies.
B. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it.
66. We'd prefer you not to smoke.
We'd rather ___________________________.
67. Treating her like that was unfair.
She didn't _________________________________.
68. It is quite pointless to complaint about him.
There's ____________________________________.
69. Apart from David, everyone else at the meeting was a party member.
With ________________________________________.
70. Contact the Student Service Office if you have any further problems.
Get ______________________________________.
C. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. Do not alter the given words in any way.
71-72. I think that you've misunderstood the situation. (stick)
 _______________________________________________.
73-74. Our little son is really looking forward to going to Disney World. (thought)
 ________________________________________________.
75-76. Although she was beautiful and intelligent, she didn't win the Miss World competition.
(Despite)
 ___________________________________________________.
77-78. We must accept the fact that we have lost the golden opportunity. (terms)
 _____________________________________________________.
79-80. You didn't tell me you were going to be away for a whole month. (neglected)
 _______________________________________________________.

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